Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Ardence is a Windows NT/2000/XP Embedded Preferred Provider and the recipient of the Microsoft Embedded Partner/Integrator of the Year 2001.

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Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Intel's mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy.

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Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that empower users worldwide.

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From complete systems on a single chip to high-performance multi-chip products and basic building blocks, National Semiconductor provides optimized solutions for the information appliance, personal computing, consumer and communication markets.

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M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of innovative data storage products, known as flash disks, that are primarily used in Internet Appliances, network infrastructure equipment, and other embedded systems.

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IsaGRAF Inc. is an industry innovator in the process control and automation fields. For over a decade, the company has been firmly dedicated to developing cutting edge automation and process control software that enable integrators, OEMs and industrial users to implement completely reliable, cost-effective, and flexible real-time open control systems. IsaGRAF has been a pioneer in PC-based control since introducing the industry's first PC-based distributed control system in 1984.

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Aonix, a Gores Technology Group company, is a leading international software company with customers drawn from the Global 1000. The company’s Select Business Solutions division provides a comprehensive suite of business software development products. These tools are supported by a full complement of professional services in addition to the development methodology, Select Perspective.

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Cimetrix Inc. is a developer of software products for 300mm semiconductor tools and motion intensive applications such as, surface mount technology equipment, electronics assembly equipment, robots, and packaging equipment.

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MDSI's OpenCNC® software CNC was not only the first production-proven, hardware-independent, unbundled software CNC on the market, it was also the first CNC product to be packaged and marketed exclusively as software. This unique technology, which now also includes WinMotion ™ soft motion for general motion control applications, provides a completely software motion control across virtually any kind of machine tool, without using any proprietary hardware or motion control cards.

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Since 1984 ADDI-DATA which is based in Ottersweier near Baden-Baden has been offering interference-free solutions for industrial PC measurement and automation throughout the world. Our product range includes numerous measuring boards for data acquisition, monitoring and control, event counting, motion control and serial data transfer for the PCI, CompactPCI and ISA bus. The ADDI-DATA product range is rounded off by a modular program package for measurement, regulation and control as well as for process visualisation.

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BradCommunications industrial communication is designed to connect PC-based applications to industrial devices with fast, reliable, flexible and easy-to-learn solutions. Molex AEPD (Automation and Electrical Product Division) has installed more than 250,000 BradCommunications applicom® systems worldwide.

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ISAC srl founded in 1993 and located in Cascina, Pisa manufactures special electronic equipment (Hardware and Software flexibility and modularity) specifically for industrial automation. They design and produce a range of products called SAB9500, which are used in a wide variety of applications from machine tools (in particular for aluminium, wood and marble) to process control and automation. ISACs dedicated team of specialised engineers provide full application support and comprehensive training for their customers.

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Micro/sys has been a leading designer and manufacturer of embedded microcomputer and microcontroller products since 1977. Offering a broad range of processors (80C188 through Pentium) and physical formats, Micro/sys products meet the needs of most demanding environments, including extended temperature operation. Physical formats include EBX, PC/104, PC/104-Plus, EPIC™ and STD busses. The on-board I/O includes full VGA/flatpanel support, Ethernet and networking, A/D and D/A options, GPS, CAN, and many more. With its single board computer solutions, Micro/sys integrates the maximum amount of I/O onto each board, making solutions compact and cost effective, and also offering extensive software support.

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National Instruments hardware and software allow engineers and scientists to customize PCs to measure and automate the collection of data, perform analysis on that data, and present it in an easy-to-understand manner.

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PFU Systems, Inc., formerly named Cell Computing, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of PFU Limited of Japan, a joint venture between Matsushita (Panasonic) and Fujitsu Limited, two of the largest electronics manufacturers and IT service providers in the world. The pioneer in System-On-Module (SOM) technology, PFU has a worldwide customer base that includes several Fortune 500 companies.

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Since 1986, TPA has been an R&D laboratory recognized by the Ministry of Applied Research. The company, located in Milan, is well known as a supplier of Automation Components, peripheral modules with distributed intelligence and remote control systems based on fieldbus.

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DDC-I, Inc. is a global supplier of software development tools, custom software development services, and legacy software system modernization solutions, with a primary focus on safety-critical applications. DDC-I's customer base is an impressive "who's who" in the commercial, military, aerospace, and safety-critical industries. DDC-I offers compilers, integrated development environments and run-time systems for C, Embedded C++, Ada, JOVIAL and Fortran application development. For more information about DDC-I products, contact DDC-I at:

1825 E. Northern Ave., Suite #125, Phoenix, Arizona 85020
(602) 275-7172 phone
(602) 252-6054 fax
e-mail sales@ddci.com
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United Electronic Industries, Inc -The High Performance Alternative - is a supplier of high-end data-acquisition hardware and software. Its PowerDAQ family of DSP-based boards for both the PCI and PXI bus consist of multifunction cards (that encompass analog I/O, digital I/O and counter/timers), simultaneous-sampling multifunction cards, high-density analog-output cards, and digital I/O cards including special models for applications such as timing sequencing. The firm has a broad offering of support software for all major operating environments including the ETS kernel. This driver-as well as support for all major test-development environments such as LabVIEW, Agilent VEE and MATLAB-all ship free of charge with the hardware. UEI also offers the PowerDNA system, an Ethernet-based distributed networked automation system, which consists of compact Cubes users can locate next to sensors and easily link to a host PC. Each Cube contains its own intelligence and networking layer so it can operate as part of a commercial Ethernet setup as well as a standalone unit. Users populate the Cube's I/O Layers with their choice of analog and digital I/O modules as well as those for mass storage and serial communications.

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